Kansas hog tour highlights environmental concerns in NC
Kansas lawmakers wrapped a three day tour of North Carolina’s hog country weighing the environmental and economic implications of industrial swine farming. They heard from scientists officials and industry voices about planning failures and nitrate concerns while visiting Duplin County and NC State lab insights. Local anti hog voices pressed for caution as hog operations loom near communities.
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N.C
Kansas
North Carolina
Dwayne Umbarger
Wendell Murphy
Umbarger
Raleigh
Robin Jennison
Kansas House
Jennison
Cindy Watson
Duplin County
House
Leo Daughtry
N.C. State University
Dewey Botts
State Division of Soil and Water Conservation
J.B
Alice Faulk
Faulks
Farm equipment dangers during fall harvest peak on Kansas highways
Kansas State University warns motorists to watch for combines tractors grain carts and semi trucks as harvest peaks. With daylight saving ending Oct 26 sunsets bring earlier darkness and longer exposure to slow moving farm equipment increasing crash risk.
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Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kansas
John Kramer
KSA
Organic farming grows in Georgia amid demand from upscale restaurants
ARNER ROBINS GA AP Pete Cimino moved to rural Georgia to farm organic vegetables and now serves big city restaurants. Georgia's largest certified organic farm on 80 acres in Macon County symbolizes growth as Georgia Grown doubles to 18 members. Experts note fewer organic farmers here than Florida and California while three years of chemical-free farming defines certification and soil health remains a core issue.
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Pete Cimino
Georgia
Cimino
0Nay Cimino
Macon County
Georgia Grown
Anne Brewer
Atlanta
Florida
California
Sharad Phatak
University of Georgia
Phatak
Walter Williams Jr
Houston County
Williams
Warner Robins
Farmers bale corn stalks to feed cattle in winter
Cornstalks are used by some cattle producers in Owensboro Kentucky when hay is scarce to stretch feed. Extension agent Wayne Mattingly says stalks are high-fiber filler with little nutritional value, though farmers do what they can in tough winters.
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Owensboro, Ky
Wayne Mattingly
Mattingly
KSU Livestock Judging Team Wins Mid Continent Contest
Kansas State University UNIV team led by Ryan Higbie of Williamsburg won first place in the Mid Continent Judging Contest at Springfield Illinois. The 30 teams and 218 contestants were split into four divisions and KSU scored 4639 of 5000 possible points. Brooke A Stinson of Ottawa joined other juniors in the North American Limousin Junior Association NALJA, a 3000 member group founded in 1971 for young Limousin enthusiasts with events like the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress and access to scholarships programs and classes.
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KSU
Ryan Higbie
Williamsburg
Kansas State University
Springfield
Til
Brooke A. Stinson
Ottawa
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